Taking on the ex-mother-in-law
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| Tuwad Suwawaengkuang sits on her bed surrounded by rubble |
A Rio Et assistant village headman who fell out with her former mother-in-law is standing by her decision to demolish part of her house despite the prospect of police charges.
Apiradee “Kwang” Naknortot admits breaking into grandma Tuwad Suwawaengkuang’s home in Nong Waeng Khuang of Si Somdej district on March 6 and demolishing a shared wall while the occupants were out tending the fields.
Scenes of Ms Tuwad, one of five occupants of her family home, sitting dejectedly on her bed surveying the broken concrete and brick rubble which Ms Kwang and her helpers left were publicised widely in the media after her daughter posted details to social media.
Ms Kwang, 28, assistant headman in village 2 of the sub-district, was married to Ms Tuwad’s son Manuwan until they divorced a year ago. Mr Manuwan, 33, allowed Ms Kwang to carry on staying there after the divorce though warned his mother about her fierce temper.
His sister, Yupapan Suwawaengkuang, who also lives at the property and posted the details to FB, said Ms Kwang and her mother were often at odds.
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| Apiradee ‘Kwang’ Naknortot |
Having her own formal place of domicile would enable her to carry on her job as assistant village head, which runs out in three months. Otherwise she would have to leave, she told police later.
Ms Tuwad found out about the fraud when district officials turned up and presented her with documents from Ms Kwang’s application which bore her forged signature.
The family said Ms Kwang’s boss, the village headman, allowed her application for a new house registration number to progress to the district office, which makes him complicit.
The family complained to Nong Waeng Khuang police, who called in Ms Kwang for questioning. She admitted forging Ms Tuwad’s signature but claims she was entitled to act as without a local domicile she would lose her job.
The two sides met for talks and Ms Kwang agreed to the family’s demand that she move out in seven days. However, she also demanded they pull down a wall she had put up.
Ms Kwang moved out on Feb 24 and the owners say they knocked down some of the alterations she had made. She arranged to come back and pick up her bed and a door, which they left outside.
However, on the day she returned with two men in a pickup, she did not tell the owners and simply let herself in. The men quickly demolished the wall and some roof panelling, leaving concrete rubble scattered about the place. Ms Kwang claimed later the family had failed to remove all the alterations she had made so she had to finish the job.
She also insisted she was right to break into the house. “I used to live there, so why can’t I enter?” she told reporters. Ms Kwang was caught on video with the two men shortly after laying waste to the wall.
Ms Yupapan said her family complained to police, the Damrongtham Centre, and district office, to little avail. The village headman, they said, refused to take their calls or visit their home to inspect the damage.
On March 8, the two sides met again at Nong Waeng Khuang station, where Ms Kwang, talking to reporters, said the wall she had pulled down was shared with Ms Tuwad. The old woman, she said, had an adjoining bedroom put in after she had paid for the wall. However, it had to come down because she had paid for it.
On Thursday the district chief brought in some workers to repair the wall as local police said they were mulling two charges against Ms Kwang. Deputy provincial police chief Pol Col Sirasan Yuansanguanchai also paid a visit, urging fairness for both sides.
The village headman, meanwhile, said it was too early to say Ms Kwang was in the wrong. He claimed the matter was a family dispute and still before the police. If he booted her out she could retaliate by claiming he infringed on her rights. The fraud claims will be decided by the provincial governor based on what the district office and police uncover. The dispute continues.
Bars no obstacle to friendship
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| Prinya wants to see his mate in jail. |
Prinya, 33, as he called himself, dropped in to Bang Yai police station in Nonthaburi last week with an unlikely tale.
Reporters based at the station watched him park his motorcycle and walk in. He asked to be arrested and taken to Nonthaburi prison, where he had met a soulmate some months before.
Prinya said he served three months for taking ya ba. While inside he met a Saudi national, Upsun, who was doing a five-to-six year stretch for distributing the drug. The two drew close, with Upsun looking after the prison newbie at mealtimes and even attending to his sleeping arrangements.
Since getting out of jail, Prinya said he was missing his friend and tried to think of ways in which they could meet. He couldn’t visit him in jail, as it presented practical difficulties, and was unable to call as that privilege was open only to relatives.
So, despairing of any other solution, he asked police to arrest him so they could be reunited behind bars.
“Station staff laughed and explained they couldn’t do that, as he had done nothing wrong,” news reports said. “So Prinya suggested they arrest him for not wearing his face mask. That set off more laughter and Prinya left disappointed with the police unable to meet his request.”
Speaking to reporters, the Saudi-Thai man said he would consult his family on what to do next. “Prinya must love his friend very much to want to take such a step,” the reports said.
Netizens warm to postman tale
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| The pug dog and Anan Eamtuam play with each other through the fence. |
A pug dog celebrity in Nonthaburi has been reunited with a postal delivery man to whom she took a liking on a previous visit, delighting her fans on social media.
Last October Kai Jeaw’s owner, June, was taking a nap when she heard the sound of someone outside. “I could hear someone saying: ‘Do you remember me? We haven’t seen each other for ages’,” she recounted on Facebook, where she keeps a FB site dedicated to her pug dog’s exploits. Kai Jeaw Thestories, as it is known, has 8,700 followers.
“At first I thought it was just the neighbours and paid no attention but when the conversation carried on I got up and parted the curtains. I saw it was a delivery guy from Thailand Post, who was talking to my dog.”
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| Kai Jeaw |
June said another postal worker had since visited their home. Kai Jeaw, she said, had bounded out by the gate in anticipation of meeting her old friend, only to re-emerge disappointed as this delivery guy was not the friendly type. He dropped off the parcel and left without having a play.
June said she decided last week to make her eight-year-old dog’s dreams come true by arranging a reunion with the EMS guy, as she called Kai Jeaw’s friend.
She ordered a rapid delivery parcel and left a message, attached to the front, saying Kai Jeaw was keen to meet her old friend. When “EMS” turned up with the parcel, the two were reunited.
June posted the story to her FB along with images of Kai Jeaw and EMS poking his arm through the barred fence gate to pat the dog.
Joining in the fun on Facebook, Thailand Post identified EMS as Anan Eamtuam, from Bang Yai in Nonthaburi. “I am willing to be friends with everyone at every house I visit,” Mr Anan said. He also posed in his uniform, standing by his bike.
“Wherever we deliver goods we should drop in and greet the owners and have a play with the dog. We have only just found out the name of Kai Jeaw (from the label on the parcel),” he said. The exchange drew 2,000 comments and 11,000 shares.
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